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GCT Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025 (Games and Results)

GCT Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025

The Grand Chess Tour Superbet Chess Classic Romania took place in Bucharest 7th to 16th May 2025. Players: D Gukesh, Fabiano Caruana, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, R Praggnanandhaa, Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Krzysztof Duda Jan, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Daniel Deac Bogdan.

Praggnanandhaa won the tournament but only after a tie-break blitz against MVL and Firouzja. Praggnanandhaa drew his final round game allowing first MVL and then Firouzja to catch him but he won the third and final game of the blitz tie-break to win the event. This is Praggnanandhaa's second major title of the year after he won Tata Steel following a tie-break at the start of February.

Superbet Romania Chess Classic 2025 (Bucharest ROU)
Wed 7th May 2025 - Fri 16th May 2025 - Official Site - Results

Superbet ROM Classic 2025 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

Superbet Classic TB 2025 (3 players 3 Rds SRR Indiv TC:10m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Games TB

Superbet ROM Classic 2025 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

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Superbet ROM Classic 2025 Bucharest (ROU), 7-17 v 2025 cat. XX (2748)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Praggnanandhaa, R g IND 2758 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 2826
2. Firouzja, Alireza g FRA 2757 ½ * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 2826
3. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2723 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 2830
4. Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2776 ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 2787
5. Abdusattorov, Nodirbek g UZB 2771 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 2745
6. Aronian, Levon g USA 2747 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 0 ½ 1 4 2704
7. Deac, Bogdan-Daniel g ROU 2668 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 ½ 4 2713
8. Gukesh, D g IND 2787 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 4 2700
9. So, Wesley g USA 2751 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 4 2704
10. Duda, Jan-Krzysztof g POL 2739 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 3 2623
Round 1 (May 7, 2025)
Firouzja, Alireza - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 51 B40 Sicilian Classical
Aronian, Levon - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek ½-½ 36 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Gukesh, D - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 35 D21 QGA
So, Wesley - Deac, Bogdan-Daniel 1-0 40 A21 English Opening
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 73 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 2 (May 8, 2025)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - So, Wesley 1-0 73 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Caruana, Fabiano - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 50 A21 English Opening
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek - Gukesh, D ½-½ 56 C50 Giuoco Piano
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel - Aronian, Levon 1-0 81 E52 Nimzo Indian
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 55 E45 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Round 3 (May 9, 2025)
Praggnanandhaa, R - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1-0 61 D91 Gruenfeld 5.Bg5
Firouzja, Alireza - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 73 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Aronian, Levon - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 48 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Gukesh, D - Deac, Bogdan-Daniel ½-½ 63 A06 Zukertort Opening
So, Wesley - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½ 35 E54 Nimzo Indian
Round 4 (May 10, 2025)
Firouzja, Alireza - So, Wesley ½-½ 41 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Gukesh, D 1-0 31 C45 Scotch Game
Caruana, Fabiano - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek ½-½ 23 A14 Reti Opening
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 35 D38 QGD Ragozin
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Aronian, Levon 0-1 40 C58 Two Knights Defence
Round 5 (May 11, 2025)
Praggnanandhaa, R - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 45 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek - Deac, Bogdan-Daniel ½-½ 57 A20 English Opening
Aronian, Levon - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 58 B47 Sicilian Paulsen
Gukesh, D - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½ 49 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
So, Wesley - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 64 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Round 6 (May 13, 2025)
Firouzja, Alireza - Gukesh, D 1-0 69 C53 Giuoco Piano
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek ½-½ 10 B38 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Caruana, Fabiano - Deac, Bogdan-Daniel ½-½ 74 C26 Vienna Game
So, Wesley - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 26 D35 QGD Exchange
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 32 A35 English Symmetrical
Round 7 (May 14, 2025)
Praggnanandhaa, R - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 40 A33 English Symmetrical
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 49 D05 Colle System
Aronian, Levon - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 25 D39 QGD Ragozin
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 27 A35 English Symmetrical
Gukesh, D - So, Wesley ½-½ 37 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 8 (May 15, 2025)
Firouzja, Alireza - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek ½-½ 63 B38 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Caruana, Fabiano - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 50 A10 Dutch, QI and KID Systems
Aronian, Levon - Gukesh, D 0-1 44 C85 Ruy Lopez Steenwijker Defence
So, Wesley - Praggnanandhaa, R 0-1 38 A57 Volga Gambit
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Deac, Bogdan-Daniel ½-½ 53 C47 Four Knights
Round 9 (May 16, 2025)
Praggnanandhaa, R - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 43 C07 French Tarrasch
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 44 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek - So, Wesley ½-½ 65 A37 English Symmetrical
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel - Firouzja, Alireza 0-1 54 E91 King's Indian Classical
Gukesh, D - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 45 A05 Various

Superbet Classic TB 2025 (3 players 3 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 10m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Games TB

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Superbet Classic TB 2025 Bucharest ROU Fri 16th May 2025 - Fri 16th May 2025
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
13Praggnanandhaa, RIND27171.50
22Firouzja, AlirezaFRA285710
31Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFRA27480.50
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